David Johnson, Immediate Past President of the National Exchange Club will headline the festivities on Friday night, June 20th at the Palladium in the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds. He will be visiting the Rome club to install the new 2025-2026 officers and directors who will be leading the club. Also attending will be Fussell Hughes, National Vice President representing Region 10
Joyce Gaston will rise to the office of President, Robert Smyth President-Elect, Steve White will be sworn in as Secretary, Dwight Stout as Treasurer, and Harry Wise as Immediate Past President. Directors joining the board for two-year terms will be Ron Kiefer, Michelle, O’Neal, Andrea Pitts, Mikal Patterson, Norma Williams, and Christie Carroll. Directors for one additional year of their term are Bobby Padgett, Amy Patterson, Fred Dent, Charles Alexander, and Janet Fortune.
Exchange is America’s Service Club with local clubs working within the community in programs of Americanism, support of Youth, Community Service, and the Prevention of Child Abuse. The Rome Club is the largest Exchange Club in the Georgia District and one of the largest clubs in the nation. The Club is also responsible for putting on the Annual Coosa Valley Fair each fall as well as making its fairgrounds available to other community nonprofits in Rome and Floyd County for their projects as well.
